Arturo Tamayo Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Ensemble conducting (contemporary repertoire)

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1 Postgraduate degrees 13_14 Arturo Tamayo Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Ensemble conducting (contemporary repertoire)

2 Candidates The CAS in conducting is designed for musicians who wish to study theoretical, technical and practical points typical of conducting contemporary repertoire. Admission prerequisites - The candidate must have already completed a degree in music (Bachelor, Master or an equivalent). - Successful completion of an aptitude test and a brief conducting test. Entrance examination: 13 th September 2013 Principal Professor Arturo Tamayo Arturo Tamayo studied music at the Conservatoire of Madrid, his home town. During the same time he studied law at Universidad Complutense, although he ultimately left his law studies to devote himself completely to music. He graduated in composition with honours and studied conducting with Pierre Boulez in Basel, Francis Travis in Freiburg and Witold Rowicki in Vienna. He pursued postgraduate studies in composition with Wolfgang Fortner and Klaus Huber at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, and at the same school he also obtained his Diploma in Orchestral Conducting with the highest grades. Since 1979 until 1998 he was Professor of XXth Century Music Interpretation at the Musikhoschule in Freiburg. As a guest conductor, he has performed at the most prestigious Music Festivals in Europe, including the Salzburg Festival, the Luzern Festival, the Wien Modern Festival, the London Proms, the Venice Biennale, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Holland Festival, the Autumn Festival in Paris, the Berliner Musikbiennale, the Kölner Musik Triennale, the Steyrischer Herbst, the Autumn Festival in Warsaw, the Wiener Festwochen, or the Donaueschingen Festival. Throughout his career he has premiered numerous works of major composers, such as John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Giacinto Scelsi, Klaus Huber, José Luis de Delás, Brian Ferneyhough, Wolfgang Rihm, Maurice Ohana, Sylvano Bussotti, Franco Donatoni, Giacomo Manzoni, Niccolò Castiglioni, and he has often collaborated with the leading composers of our time, such as Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Olivier Messiaen, Goffredo Petrassi, Luigi Nono, Witold Lutoslawski, Morton Feldmann, Helmut Lachenmann, Salvatore Sciarrino, etc.. As an opera conductor, Arturo Tamayo has also appeared in numerous opera houses, such as the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, the Wiener Staatsoper, Covent Garden London, the Paris Opera, the Champs Elysées Hall in Paris, the Opera Comique in Paris, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Rome Opera,Teatro Real di Madrid, Graz Opera House, the Basel Opera House and the Tokyo Opera House. Among the orchestras he regularly works with, we could mention Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Radio Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Radio Symphonie Orchester Frankfurt, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin WDR Orchester Köln, Rundfunk Symphonieorchester Stuttgart, Radio- Symphonie-Orchester Wien, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia Orchestra London, Orchestre Nationale de France, Orchestre de l Opera de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre de l Opera de Lyon, The Hague Residence Orchestra, Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Nationale de Belgique, Orchestre Philharmonique de Anvers, Prager Symphonieorchester Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Basler Symphonie Orchester, the most importants Italian orchestras such as the Orchestra Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Orchestra della Accademia Santa Cecilia di Roma, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra dell Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Foundation Symphony Orchestra in Lisbon, Portuguese National Orchestra and the vast majority of Spanish orchestral ensembles. His work in the field of recording is also plentiful and varied. We could mention, among his latest CDs, the three volume set with Maurice Ohana s works for orchestra, which has deserved 16 international awards, the monograph recordings of the orchestral works of Goffredo Petrassi and Franco Donatoni, Iannis Xenakis, Klaus Huber, Sylvano Busotti and, most recently, the complete orchestral works by Bruno Maderna with the RSO Franfurt.

3 Duration This CAS is set up to facilitate attendance for students who, for professional or personal reasons, cannot attend regular weekly sessions. The program runs for two semesters, with 10 sessions of 3 days each, mainly on weekends. Total of credits: 10 ECTS points. Subject Class hours Total hours ECTS Credits (including personal study) Conducting theory Practice with instrumental ensemble Analysis TOTAL 10 The student can also take part in other classes offered by the Scuola Universitaria free of charge. Content (this calendar may be modified) Session 1: 13/15 th September 2013 Preliminary theoretical introduction by Arturo Tamayo, score preparation for the following sessions (12 hours).. Session 2 11/13 th October 2013 Rehearsal: Igor Stravinsky Petruška, original version for two pianos (9 hours) Session 3 15/17 th November 2013 Rehearsal: Arnold Schoenberg Kammersymphonie op. 9 (original version) with ensemble (9 hours) Session 4 06/08 th December 2013 Rehearsal: Pierre Boulez Eclat with ensemble (9 hours) Session 5 10/12 th January 2014 Rehearsal: Karlheinz Stockhausen Kreuzspiel with ensemble (9 hours) Session 6 07/09 th February 2014 Rehearsal: Pierre Boulez Le marteau sans maître nr with ensemble (9 hours)

4 Session 7 14/16 th March 2014 Rehearsal: Arnold Schoenberg Suite op. 29 with ensemble (9 hours) Session 8 18/20 th April 2014 Rehearsal: Harrison Birtwistle Silbury air with ensemble (9 hours) Session 9 09/11 th May 2014 Rehearsal and concert: Arnold Schoenberg Pierrot lunaire, Suite op. 29 with ensemble. Session 10 06/08 th June 2014 Rehearsal: preparation for the program s exam, with ensemble (9 hours) Credits booklet Students have to pick up in Secretarial Office a credits booklet, a personal document in which they are required to record the courses they have attended (together with the respective number of ECTS credits). It should be noted that it is the student s responsibility to ask the teacher in question to sign the booklet at the end of each course. Certificate requirements The following conditions must be filled in order to obtain the CAS: The student must have taken part in the entire course and have obtained a minimum of 10 ECTS credits. The student must have completed the course with a final exam, agreed upon with the principal professor. Final examination: At the end of the course, in according with the principal professor, the student can perform an exam open to the public. Final mark The mark awarded by the examining board will take into account: the student s performance in his/her final exam the academic progress shown by the student during the period of study 5.75/6.00 Excellent / A 5.25/5.74 Very good / B 4.75/5.24 Good / C 4.25/4.74 Decent / D 4.00/4.24 Sufficient / E 1.00/3.99 Insufficient / F

5 Degree obtained Certificate of Advanced Studies SUPSI in contemporary repertory conducting. The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) and the qualifications it awards (such as the current SUPSI CAS) are recognized by the Swiss Confederation under the federal law relating to Professional University Schools of 6 October 1995 and subsequent revisions. Registration Application form: The deadline for admission requests is August 31 st NEW. The CSI may cancel the course if the number of participants is insufficient. Fees Administrative tax per semester Fr 250 Tuition per semester Fr Registration (one-time fee: beginning of the course) Fr 250 Final exam Fr 250 Total costs Fr Rules/guidelines The CAS program defers to the current Regolamento degli studi of the CSI. Head of Post Diploma studies Roberto Valtancoli (2 nd floor, office 410) roberto.valtancoli@conservatorio.ch; Phone